Gold, tears and a midnight chaos: My Olympics

The 2026 Olympic Games ended on Sunday. In his final diary entry from Cortina d'Ampezzo, our reporter Thomas Debelyak looks back on his personal highlights, but also on one or two chaotic situations.

February 23, 2026

Diary from Cortina d'Ampezzo

From:
Thomas Debelyak

"It will take a few days to realize and process all of this": I've heard these words again and again over the past two and a half weeks. They were primarily uttered by our heroic medal winners, quite a few of whom I had the pleasure of interviewing in Cortina d'Ampezzo. And I have to admit: To some extent, I can relate to that statement myself.

Keywords Winter sports Olympics 2026 Diary